Once again, it appears Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction has been given a release date--although in a uniquely unconventional way. This week, Ubisoft quietly sent out engraved rocks with the logo for the game on the front and the numbers "4.13.10" on the back. Ubisoft have confirmed the mailing's obvious message: Splinter Cell: Conviction has an April 13, 2010 release date, and it's now set in stone (literally).
If the words "Splinter Cell: Conviction" and "dated" inspire a sense of deja vu, it's not just because the game is coming from French publisher Ubisoft and Quebecois developer Ubisoft Montreal. First revealed in September 2006, the stealth-action game was set to be released in October 2007 until its development was suddenly halted in July 2007. The game then missed its planned May 2008 launch and largely disappeared from public view.
After undergoing a drastic overhaul, the Xbox 360 and PC title* resurfaced, was shown off at Microsoft's Electronic Entertainment Expo press briefing, and slated for a holiday 2009 release. But the following month, Ubisoft pushed back Splinter Cell: Conviction into the first quarter of 2010, finally assigning it with a hard launch date of February 23 in September. Finally, in mid-January, the game was delayed yet again to April 2010, when it is now set to ship.
Conviction is set two years after Splinter Cell: Double Agent, which saw series hero Sam Fisher become a fugitive from the FBI, NSA, and an alphabet soup of other agencies. In the course of investigating his daughter's death, the now-grizzled Fisher discovered that his former employer, the covert organization Third Echelon, has double-crossed him. Avoiding capture, he travels to Washington, DC, to uncover the conspiracy that led to his undeserved disgrace.
Luckily, being on the run doesn't stop Fisher from employing his stealth and combat skills to foil a mysterious--and potentially catastrophic--terrorist threat. It also frees up the former commando from nonlethal rules of engagement, allowing him to kill foes with a variety of ranged and melee methods.
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The PC version for this game has been delayed to 27th April while the other consoles will still proceed to be released at the same date which is tomorrow. What a shame... Original source regarding about the postponement can be found here Post Last Edit by bluedrake at 12-4-2010 13:39
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Previously, Splinter Cell known as western style of Metal Gear Solid(Too bad StarCraft:Ghost was suspended, else the name should place on it), which is a stealth and sneak action game. But from the video, I found that this game is changing it style and it no longer MGS a like game.
It's more of a killing people in style game already. Supposingly the older versions need a lot of stealth in it compared to the new one. In a way, I'm actually looking forward to this game
It's more of a killing people in style game already. Supposingly the older versions need a lot of stealth in it compared to the new one. In a way, I'm actually looking forward to this game
bluedrake Post at 8-2-2010 14:12
Hmmmm, seems i am right, splinter cell is no longer a good stealth game, bye Sam Fisher~ (Splinter Cell Stealth part are more challenging than MGS, but MGS more interesting plot.)
if i set the game's resolution to the lowest ?
Cheang Post at 9-2-2010 14:56
Didn't realize you asked me a question... It might work if you set it to the lowest but the fun of the game is already gone when you do that as you will be missing out the details and the high quality texture of the game.
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